All Bicycle Fans Here!

[MetalheadGautham]

They are clean.
They are cheap.
They are cool.
They are healthy.
They make you strong.
They are the future.
They are Bicycles.

How many of you regularly use bicycles for travelling here ?
How many of you agree that bicycles rock ?

I started this thread so that we can discuss about and apriciate good bicycles.

Transport for the Human Being.

[mehulved]

I love all 2 wheelers. I like going out on my bicycle, as much as on my bike.

[Pathik]

I R G0nna G3t A B1cycl3 S00n.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by Pathik

I R G0nna G3t A B1cycl3 S00n.

which ?

[QwertyManiac]

They also break your groins but yes they are cool.

I had a Top Gear Ezy, and a mini Trailblazer before it, and one of Dasan's smaller range even before that. IMO you HAVE to experience driving with gears, its really nice and untiring to go from 1..5/6 than having one gear and pumping your legs over it and saturating in the end.

Unluckiest of the groin-victims are the BSA SLR owners

[MetalheadGautham]

I have a Hercules Storm.
With Gears extra attached.

Its an awssome ride, and gives me no pains, but its a bit ugly looking now due to lack of maintainence. I need to get it fixed, because its unoiled, with flat tubes which might have a crack or two, has gears stuck in 5th gear, and is in an overall bad shape.

I am thinking of buying myself a new ride with those spring thingys for the seats and tires, to avoid the bump in the ass on tough roads.

It gave me a real pain in the ass when I raced with it once on a construction site, riding on tubes, jumping off 15 cm high steps, going up the same, and most painfully, riding full speed on a road with nothing but big fat jelly stones all over it. That was before I bought gears for my ride, and after 10 hours of doing so(3 years back), I couldn't sit on even a chair and ended up finding the toilet the best place to sit in

This bicycle was my third, but also the first *proper* ride. Looooooooong before that, I had a tricycle and a few years after the tricycle I had a mini bicycle. This was the only one I ever owned which was proper. But then again, bicycles are like Keyboards of computers. If it ain't too broke, don't get a new one,

[QwertyManiac]

You ought to try rollerskating/blading some time, you will like it since you love balance

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by QwertyManiac

You ought to try rollerskating/blading some time, you will like it since you love balance

Dude, the time I am describing was when I was a 14 year old Computer Games addicted Fool.
I am waaaay to scared for such things now. I prefer my buttocks intact, thankyou.

[QwertyManiac]

'Sif age mattered, pfft, you should have known that.

Doesn't break your butts anyway, its the elbows and knees. Fun if you got a rink in your town.

[Pathik]

How much do a decent pair of blades sell for? Any recos?

[digitizen]

after almost seven years of not touching a bicycle and traveling only by motorcycle , i never thought il get bitten by the bicycling bug . it happened a year ago i was browsing for something and came across mountain biking and i got really interested . so after months of researching i finally decided to buy a bike and to my surprise all the good mtb's were expensive , never thought hercules had cycles that went for 26,000 . so i bought a sri lankan mtb called lumala storm which also has disc brakes and 21 gears , bought it for 7000 . i love taking the bike out on sunday mornings with a mp3 player its too good .

[bikdel]

omigosh!! ....21 gears??... are you going to the moon on that?

[abhinandh]

Originally Posted by Pathik

How much do a decent pair of blades sell for? Any recos?

i was a skater.good pair of quads(the ones with four wheels)sell for around 3000/-
but the inline ones are costlier.if you want good ons u gotta import em frm somewhere and i have a frnd who got em for ~21000.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by bikdel

omigosh!! ....21 gears??... are you going to the moon on that?

+1

Five Gears is more than enough for most people.
And As for spending 7k on a Bike, its not at all needed.

I recommend going for a Standard MTB(the one which looks most like a normal cycle) with Gears attached. Some come with factory attached gears, so look out for them. They should cost you 3k maximum.

The only other mod I recommend in a cycle is a bump guard for the seat and the wheels, so that you don't get hurt much during bumpy rides.

[hjpotter92]

I almost use bicycle for every purpose. whether it's going to school, or play or any other work. It is fast Who will be kicking motorcycles for that much long time

[QwertyManiac]

21 translates to 7 x 3 for those who don't know. 7 actual gears and 3 free-wheeling ones. That's a nice amount of flexibility, could achieve a faster acceleration if used well, of course top speed will not be higher, as most would think when they hear "gears". Its about how fast you reach there.

[max_demon]

Bicycles are very complex . their speed can be controlled .

[dreamcatcher]

I have a Hero RAzorback

[phreak0ut]

I had TopGear. Got stolen in my apartments. Lot of cycles got stolen When I ride my bicycle, I need company. It's much more fun that way

[praka123]

I had owned bsa slr,hero,hercules and BSA -what you call as "classic cycles" the last one I owned was a Hercules MTB with shock absorbers .all during school days.it was 15 years before.

seems like I too wanna cycle after a long time but already addicted to motorcycling

[MetalheadGautham]

Anyone know a good Hercules MTB range bike with Shock Absorbers for both tires and seat, plus minimum 5 gears ? I am thinking of an upgrade.

[digitizen]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

+1

Five Gears is more than enough for most people.
And As for spending 7k on a Bike, its not at all needed.

I recommend going for a Standard MTB(the one which looks most like a normal cycle) with Gears attached. Some come with factory attached gears, so look out for them. They should cost you 3k maximum.

The only other mod I recommend in a cycle is a bump guard for the seat and the wheels, so that you don't get hurt much during bumpy rides.

are you kidding . no offence but what do you mean by a standard mtb . what you get for 3k maximum is just a bicycle used for commuting dont ver call it a mountain bike . and i lol'd at 7k being expensive for a bicycle , that was the cheapest low level mtb i could get . and the gears on the 3k bike's are there just for the show . some international bike brands cost more then three four lakhs .

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by digitizen

are you kidding . no offence but what do you mean by a standard mtb . what you get for 3k maximum is just a bicycle used for commuting dont ver call it a mountain bike . and i lol'd at 7k being expensive for a bicycle , that was the cheapest low level mtb i could get . and the gears on the 3k bike's are there just for the show . some international bike brands cost more then three four lakhs .

What I mean is that a mountain bike isn't useful for most of us and a standard bike will do.

[Faun]

MTB is teh best pal in mud, monsoon, sand, and any other fu<ked up places

[digitizen]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

What I mean is that a mountain bike isn't useful for most of us and a standard bike will do.

yea thats quite true . but buying a decent bike does have its advantages like light weight , gears help you ride better and the tyres will be good . good cycles like those from trek make riding better , be it mountain biking or commuting . the case with the sub 3k bikes is that you will pedalling a lump dead weight . better cycles give better riding experiences .

[Pathik]

Mhg, maybe a Raleigh.
Abhinandh, anything cheaper? Dude, 21k is too much.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by T159

MTB is teh best pal in mud, monsoon, sand, and any other fu<ked up places

I know it is.
But I DO remember seeing an MTB range bike at 2.5k.
It was a standard design, nothing flashy, and I think its one of those models which sell mainly to those who are 5' 9" plus.

Originally Posted by digitizen

yea thats quite true . but buying a decent bike does have its advantages like light weight , gears help you ride better and the tyres will be good . good cycles like those from trek make riding better , be it mountain biking or commuting . the case with the sub 3k bikes is that you will pedalling a lump dead weight . better cycles give better riding experiences .

Needn't be true.
I have a Hercules Storm and it rocks.
Besides, if you don't sweat, how will you keep healthy ?

Originally Posted by Pathik

Mhg, maybe a Raleigh.
Abhinandh, anything cheaper? Dude, 21k is too much.

Raleigh ? Pic Please. And info page.

[praka123]

Raleighs are costly as per my research minimum price Rs22000 and only available in some mall in bombay(they ships though)
see this thread or bottom of this page for more info
Need help to buy a Bicycle.

[MetalheadGautham]

^^

And I forgot to mention, I need sub 3k or sub 5k bikes.
With Shock Absorbers for tyres and seat.
Atleast 5 gears.
Needn't be flashy, but shouldn't be sissy or ugly either.
Should be able to carry 100KG minimum.

has anyone noticed that bicycles have become very costly these days ? What were once 3.5k are now 7k, etc.

I guess Bicycle manufacturers have noticed this surge in demand for bikes due to petrol cost hike and now they are trying to mint maximum money out of us.

[Gigacore]

Reason: Coz I like it